# CVE-2023-29152: PTC Vuforia Studio Improper Authorization

> An attacker can delete arbitrary files by manipulating the filename parameter, exploiting missing authorization checks in PTC Vuforia Studio.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j9wg-rrpv-crp4

## What is CVE-2023-29152?

CVE-2023-29152 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PTC  Vuforia Studio, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

By changing the filename parameter in the request, an attacker could 
delete any file with the permissions of the Vuforia server account.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29152?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ptc Vuforia Studio.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29152?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29152 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PTC  Vuforia Studio

- [CVE-2023-27881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27881/): PTC Vuforia Studio Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-29502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29502/): PTC Vuforia Studio Path Traversal (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2023-31200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31200/): PTC Vuforia Studio Cross-Site Request Forgery (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2023-29168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29168/): PTC Vuforia Studio Insufficiently Protected Credentials (low 3.7)
- [CVE-2023-24476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24476/): PTC Vuforia Studio Improper Authorization (low 1.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29152 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29152 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PTC  Vuforia Studio, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PTC  Vuforia Studio. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29152/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29152/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29152
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29152
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29152

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29152/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.